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Chapter 129 Chaos Spreads Throughout the Land, Adding Fuel to the Fire (Double Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Li Shimin has indeed changed.

Completely different from his original historical counterpart, he seemed to have evolved, possessing clearer goals, more decisive judgments, and greater courage.

This is also a difference brought about by the emergence of the Gu family.

This was true not only for Li Shimin, but also for all the other warlords in the land.

Gu Kang;

Gu Chen.

The impact these two individuals had on the world was unimaginable to others!
In fact, this was a decision that Li Shimin made after thinking about it for a long time.

If he could, he would even be willing to go to Julu himself.

Li Yuan had told him about his childhood more than once, including Gu Yu's comments about him.

This may also be a turning point in fate.

It was after hearing about this that Li Shimin began to understand the Gu family little by little, which led to the situation he has reached today.

He had always wanted to visit Julu.

Unfortunately, he was too young back then.

As he grew older, Yang Guang began to monitor Li Yuan again, which also affected his son.

As for now—

The world was in complete chaos, and he could no longer find the time to go to Julu.

However, he didn't pay any attention to it.

He firmly believed that the current situation in the world was creating opportunities for him, Li Shimin.

And he will eventually solve all of this!

Li Shimin had clearly already made his decision.

Although Pei Ji still had some hesitation about this, he could not interfere with Li Shimin's choice.

And the outcome was exactly as Li Shimin had predicted.

When Li Yuan heard that the Gu family was willing to lend their support, he was finally moved and decided to take this crucial step.

"Is the Gu family willing to lend their support?"

Looking at Li Shimin before him, Li Yuan was filled with excitement. "This is no joke, Erlang, is this true?"

He was in disbelief.

Why couldn't Li Yuan make a decision?

It wasn't just because he couldn't get over his own conscience; his biggest concern was actually the Turks and the Gu family.

The Turks need no further explanation.

He has been clearing out the Turks south of Taiyuan for years.

He feared that if he suddenly started a rebellion, the Turks would launch a sneak attack on him, which would lead to the destruction of the entire Li clan.

As for the Gu family...

That is exactly as Pei Ji said.

He was Yang Guang's cousin.

Although Yang Guang completely suppressed the matter of Gu Zhe, this was only to the outside world; Gu Zhe's death in the court was no secret.

He worried that if he suddenly started a rebellion, it might lead to the Gu family supporting someone else.

The impact of this on them is equally unimaginable.

Like Gu Yu, he had to consider the survival of his entire family.

After all, there are some things.

Once it's done, there's no going back.

But things are different now.

If he could gain the support of the Gu family, it would be an unimaginable boost to his reputation.

The risk of an uprising will be greatly reduced.

But Li Yuan still found it hard to believe, after all, the Gu family had not produced any offspring for many years, so why would they need to help the Li family?
"Reverse the verdict!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan and immediately said, "I promise to overturn the verdict for Gu Zhe and those seventeen members of the Gu family!"

Since this decision has already been made.

How could he not want everything to be perfect?
Although Li Shimin was still young, his mind was very clear.

"Reversal of the verdict?"

Li Yuan was momentarily stunned, then fell into a brief moment of contemplation, and finally nodded slightly: "Indeed a brilliant plan!"

He was Yang Guang's cousin.

If one day we can clear the name of Gu Zhe and others, we will indeed have an inherent advantage.

According to Li Yuan's understanding of the Gu family.

This move would indeed win the favor of the Gu family.

Given his "Li" name and Gu Yu's past evaluation of Li Shimin, it's not entirely impossible that Gu would help Li.

People naturally tend to think in a positive light.

Li Yuan was like that.

How could he not have the intention to start a rebellion?

However, for him, this kind of absolute decision is very difficult to make.

Some things—

The real difficulty lies in taking the first step, especially since Li Yuan has not yet reached a dead end!

"Yeah!"

In the blink of an eye, a smile appeared on his face as he looked at Li Shimin and praised, "Second Prince, you've done a good job!"

He paused slightly as he spoke.

He slowly walked up to Li Shimin, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and solemnly said, "If the day comes, my Li family will truly be able to rule the world."

"Erlang, you—"

"He is the Ten Directions Conqueror of my Li Clan!"

He naturally knew Li Shimin's ideals, and his tone was extremely solemn!
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin was also excited and bowed deeply to Li Yuan.

Li Shimin's methods went far beyond these.

Although he never received an education from the Gu family, he has learned a lot from his studies over the years.

Then——

He then falsely claimed to have received an imperial edict from Emperor Yang Guang, stating that he would conscript the people of Taiyuan to quell the rebellion, which further enraged the people.

Just when the people's grievances were boiling over.

As the two brothers, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, returned to Jinyang one after another.

In the eleventh year of the Daye era, in the fourth month;

They officially launched their rebellion in Jinyang.

He attached the pretext that "Yang Guang's ascension to the throne was illegitimate" in order to carry out the work of saving the country!

—The world is in an uproar!
The chaos this time has caused far surpasses that of the Northern and Southern Han dynasties in the past.

This was inevitable.

During the Northern and Southern Han dynasties, influenced by the prophecy of the Golden Knife, even the most ambitious feudal lords dared not take this crucial step.

Not to mention the constraints imposed by the Gu family.

But the situation is completely different now.

Yang Jian's success has thoroughly shown the world that the world has always been ruled by the capable!
Yang Guang further aroused public outrage!

The ambitions of the feudal lords and the anger in the hearts of the people destined this chaotic era to be extraordinary.

But who can be blamed for this?

When Yang Guang did all those things that showed he didn't treat the people of the world as human beings, his fate was already sealed.

However, things are completely different now than in history.

Perhaps it is precisely because he did not launch a third expedition against Goguryeo that Yang Guang still possesses some power, and compared to the various warlords who have risen up in rebellion, his strength is still the strongest.

But that's where the problem lies.

The Sui army is now divided.

Yang Guang's capriciousness, stubbornness, and tyranny had caused everyone to lose faith in him.

Such an army is unlikely to exert its full strength.

Even if Yang Guang could continue to hold on, it would only be a slow death.

He did try a range of methods.

In fact, although Yang Guang could not be compared with those top talents, the fact that he was able to rise from the position of a second son to where he is today already shows that he did have some ability.

When he gradually realized that he could not suppress the rebels from all sides, he had already tried various methods.

They allowed local military forces to quell rebellions, offered amnesty and pardoned rebel kings, and even used various means to sow discord among rebel kings in different regions, causing them to kill each other.

In fact, given the current situation...

Some of Yang Guang's methods were still effective!

but--

The problem is that there are too many rumors about him, and the people's anger has been completely ignited!

If it weren't for these rumors...

Yang Guang's current situation would absolutely not have led to such an end!
Because whether it was his recruitment or his use of sowing discord.

No one dared to believe it.

Who would be willing to work under Yang Guang?

Even his current generals are gradually developing disloyal intentions.

As for sowing discord, that's even more true. The anger of the people has been thoroughly ignited; the Kyushu of today is no longer the Kyushu whose morality has been completely corrupted.

Although it cannot compare to the period of the Former Han Dynasty.

But "parricide" is still one of the unforgivable sins, not to mention that Yang Guang did so many other wrong things.

Before Yang Guang was eliminated, how could these rebel kings dare to fight amongst themselves?
As for whether these rumors are true or false, no one cares at all.

That's what makes rumors so terrifying.

Yang Guang's tyrannical image had long been ingrained in the hearts of the people, so no one would even consider these things.

Of course, Emperor Yang Guang did try to prohibit the spread of rumors and superstitious beliefs.

He even killed many people because of this.

But unfortunately
Once this kind of thing starts spreading, it's impossible to stop!
The twelfth year of the Daye era.

Yuwen Shu—who was arguably Yang Guang's most trusted general at the time—died of illness during the suppression of the rebellion.

This seemed to signal the complete end of an era.

Yuwen Shu had a very high influence in the Sui army.

His death dealt another fatal blow to the entire Sui army.

On the other hand, consider the various rebel kings.

Under these circumstances, the offensive became increasingly rapid.

same year.

Sui general Zhang Xutuo was ambushed and killed at Dahai Temple in Xingyang due to underestimating the enemy and advancing recklessly.

His Sui army suffered countless casualties.

His generals, including Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin, even surrendered to the Wagang Army.

The global situation is becoming increasingly turbulent.

Under this series of blows, Yang Guang seemed to have sensed the approach of death.

His emotions became increasingly unpredictable.

He clearly ordered a ban on the spread of prophecies and superstitions, and instructed his ministers not to believe in them, but he himself was deeply influenced by them.

He executed nobles such as Li Hun and Li Min one after another simply because of the rumor that "Heaven's Mandate is with Li," and executed General Yu Juluo of the Right Guard because he had "double pupils."

A series of measures.

This led to increasing disunity among his ministers.

In addition, Yang Guang refused to read battle reports of defeats in various places, and even ignored news of rebellions breaking out in various places.

The various systems of the imperial court collapsed one after another.

The powerful families of Guanzhong successively defected, and local officials either established their own independent regimes or surrendered to the rebel king.

With the successive passing of several key generals.

The entire Sui Dynasty was collapsing at an alarming rate.

No one can turn this around!

Now that things have come to this point, no one can stop the collapse of the Sui Dynasty.

Do not--

Perhaps there will be such an opportunity.

If Yang Guang could gain the support of the Gu family, then pass the throne to his son and commit suicide to atone for his sins, thus winning back the hearts of the people, the Sui Dynasty might still have a sliver of hope.

But would Yang Guang know how to do that?
If he could, Yang Guang would even like to go and slaughter the Gu family right now.

He couldn't care less about anything else anymore.

Unfortunately—

With rebels constantly emerging from all over the country, he currently has absolutely no chance whatsoever.

Even he himself gave up.

Under these circumstances, Yang Guang made a decision that shocked everyone.

—Escape to Jiangdu!

He planned to completely abandon the entire Central Plains and the North.

What fame and fortune?
What do you mean by "unique throughout history"?

By now, Yang Guang no longer thought about those trivial matters; he only wanted to survive.

No one objected to Yang Guang's idea.

The current court is rotten to the core.

Besides, they also wanted to survive.

Yang Guang entrusted the two important towns of Luoyang and Daxing to his two grandsons, Yang You and Yang Tong, who were not yet fifteen years old, to guard them, while he himself led most of the court officials and elite troops south to Jiangdu.

Sui Dynasty

It came to a complete end on this day!
Regardless of what the future holds, let's just look at the current impact.

Yang Guang had essentially tacitly accepted that the Sui Dynasty had become a divided regime, much like the Northern and Southern Han Dynasties.

But what can he do?
He had lost all the pillars of his rule, and retreating to Jiangdu was also a way for him to find a way to survive.

This move undoubtedly exacerbated the chaos in the Central Plains.

The tide is about to turn completely!

Julu.

Compared to the chaos and turmoil of the world, Julu has become a sacred place.

Whether it's rebels against the king in various places.

Or perhaps they were thieves.

Almost everyone tacitly abandoned Julu.

Although the Gu family's reputation has declined to its lowest point in recent years, the existence of Julu has been etched into the very bones of all Chinese people.

And whose ancestors haven't received kindness from the Gu family?
The key is--

Julu remained unaffected by numerous periods of chaos and upheaval.

No one would want to set this precedent under the current circumstances; the impact on reputation would be unimaginable.

However, the Gu family made no move in the open, and everything remained the same as before.

But in the shadows, the Gu family was definitely one of the biggest driving forces behind the chaos of the entire era.

Gu Yu had plans for the four rebel kings.

He knew it very well.

Regardless of the circumstances, the Gu family had to be born, and this arrangement was for the benefit of the entire family, even providing significant covert assistance to these rebel kings.

Even the battle that led to Zhang Xutuo's brutal death was aided by Gu Yu's machinations.

To have others offer advice; to have others secretly provide weapons.

The Gu family's resources allowed Gu Yu to employ a wide variety of methods.

It can be said that Gu Yu is the one who is driving the trend forward at an accelerated pace.

Of course, all of this is done in the dark.

The Gu family has no shortage of manpower to execute the plan!

Every citizen of Julu is a loyal servant whom Gu Yu can use; their loyalty to the Gu family is beyond question.

However, outwardly, Gu Yu has never made a choice.

At this moment, inside the Gu residence.

Gu Yu is personally instructing the next generation of the Gu family, telling them his views on the world and the foundation of the Gu family.

"In times of chaos, the Gu family is the greatest protector."

"But the Gu family—"

"To maintain its glory, it must be done during a prosperous era."

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His expression was extremely calm, a truly astonishing state of mind. Despite secretly manipulating the world's affairs, he maintained absolute rationality and composure.

All the heirs listened very attentively.

Gu Yi watched all of this silently, his mind completely calm.

As history once again moves forward along the right path, this generation of offspring also possesses excellent attributes and can be considered promising seeds.

They will certainly play a role in the upcoming trends.

This is something he can be certain of.

Just then, a shout suddenly rang out.

"Xue San requests an audience with the patriarch!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yu put down the book in his hand and slowly walked out, where he immediately saw Xue San, who had already shouldered his luggage.

"Have you thought about it?"

Without even asking, Gu Yu knew what Xue San was thinking.

"Exactly."

Without the slightest hesitation, Xue San immediately knelt down, his face solemn: "I want to avenge Young Master Zhe!"

Let's go to Taiyuan.

Gu Yu didn't waste any words or try to dissuade Xue San. He simply gave Xue San a place to go: "Yang Guang's retreat to Jiangdu is a godsend for the Li family."

"I predict that the Li family will definitely prosper in the future."

"Go and take a look."

Without any doubt, Xue San bowed deeply to Gu Yu once more.
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